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Dolus vs Bolus - What's the difference?

dolus | bolus |

As nouns the difference between dolus and bolus

is that dolus is evil intent: malice or fraud while bolus is a round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.

dolus

English

Noun

(-)
  • (legal) Evil intent: malice or fraud.
  • (Wharton)

    References

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    bolus

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
  • A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form.
  • Usage notes

    * (term) is the somewhat more common plural form of (bolus) in scholarly use.